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BF a 3 month old

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 12:18

I have BF my LO since birth and she has always fed well (great weight gain), normally feeding off one breast for 10 mins. Now I am finding that she is getting easily distracted when I am feeding and figets a lot. If she has had 10 mins on one side I am now offering the other. I find on some feeds though she just does not seem to be interested, she will have 5 mins and then just keep smiling at me. Although this is very sweet it is fustrating as she is still waking at 3am for a feed. I really want to make sure she is getting enough in the day to cut out the night feed. Am I expecting too much? I currently feed her on a 3 hour schedule in the day, plus dream feed.

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EW GURU
Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 13:35
This is about Breastfeed on a Schedule. http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/bf-links-concerns.html#schedule The Distractible Baby http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/distractible-baby.html
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EW GURU
Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 13:31
There are lots of great info here http://www.kellymom.com/bf/index.html
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 12:25
Thanks
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 12:21
In short... yes. You're doing everything right. She's simply telling you she's full and doesn't need any more... couple that with her new-found interest in the world and her ability to focus on things further away, well, there you have it. At 3 months, you're also doing very well with only 2 feeds a night. Their tummies are sometimes simply too small to "fill up" enough during the day to last them through the whole night, so just go with the flow... you are both doing just fine.
 
 

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